Category: Literature 5177
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Dante’s Inferno: Controversial Topics
I think Dante’s inferno is very popular because it talks about one of the most controversial topics in the common world. Its popularity can be attributed to the description of hypothetical experiences, imaginations and the description of hell. Most of us fear discussing weird stories, such as imaginative experiences or dreams of hell or heaven.…
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Archetypes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Myths are interesting for many people because they are based on primitive and common opinions and ideas about the situations and phenomena of the life. That is why, the mythological and archetypal approach with references to the Jungian analysis can be used in order to discuss the piece of literature or film. It is effective…
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“The Sorrow of War” by Bao Ninh Review
Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The book The Sorrow of War is a narration of one of the Vietnamese soldiers who narrowly escaped a massacre that left almost all his colleagues dead. As he went back to the Jungle of Screaming Souls, Kien, the narrator, remembers how his 27th Battalion was…
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Unreliable Narrator in Gilman’s The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper, a short novel by Charlotte Perkins Stetson, tells a sad and dark story of a woman who lost her mind after unsuccessful rest cure treatment. Perkins Stetson portrayed her female protagonist as an unreliable narrator in order to demonstrate how the treatment based on a dismissive attitude toward the patient led to…
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“To Be of Use” the Poem by Piercy Marge
Introduction This poem claims that people who do hard work diligently and enthusiastically are rewarded the most and satisfied the most. She has claimed this by stating again and again that she likes people who do hard work, which can be interpreted as hard work being appreciated by everyone. Main body The claim in this…
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“Two Trains Running” by August Wilson
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction It is a common knowledge that African-American experience due to its being sad and this is why dramatic always attracted attention of writers and playwrights as well as other people who could disclose to the world the reasons of oppression due to racial factor, depict,…
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Analysis of “Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle
These days, people predominantly lead a speedy lifestyle, they always hurry for coming in time to work or university, run for important meetings, and do their best to fulfill deadlines. The modern pace of life can be compared with a continuous rush without the finish point. Time management is the term, which is constantly heard…
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“Some Thoughts on the Common Toad” by George Orwell
“Some Thoughts on the Common Toad” is an essay by George Orwell that was published in 1946. The author describes a common example of the natural cycle, which is the change of seasons. People have become accustomed to it; moreover, in literature, it is mostly associated with beautiful creatures like primroses and skylarks. However, Orwell…
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Modern Literary Techniques in Frost’s and Williams’ Poetry
Two short poems are discussed to examine and prove Robert Frost’s and William Williams’ membership in the modernist poetic movement. Frost’s work The Road Not Taken is chosen as the first example. In this work, it is possible to observe ambiguity and possible subtext. To a certain extent, there is an irresolvability and fragmentation: “And…
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“The Knight’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer
In the history of the English literature Geoffrey Chaucer is undoubtedly the biggest poetic name up to Shakespeare, where the best of his works — “The Canterbury Tales” is certainly one of the greatest literary works of the English Middle Ages in which Renaissance features are clearly breaking through. The Canterbury Tales-the most celebrated Chaucer…